Buttonwillow Chamber Elects Honorary Mayor and Officers
The Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce annual dinner elected an honorary mayor and a new slate of officers. The event featured humor-laden remarks about local leadership and references to Dutch Houchin and Art Ghilarducci. The writer notes plans to cover future Buttonwillow events and extends best wishes to the new mayor elect McLeod and President Ghilarducci as the community enters a busy year.
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Buttonwillow
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Press
Pumpner
Jack Frost
Buttonwillow Times
Bob Williams
Dutch Houchin
C. of
Ghilarducci
McLeod
Shafter High to Lose Four Teachers in District Cutbacks
At Kern High School District, 51 teachers will receive termination notices as the district tightens finances. Four Shafter High School instructors face dismissal, including obyn Christensen and Kctoria Wyatt, with resignations possible to offset cuts. The district plans curriculum readjustments and staff reorganization to fit reduced staffing.
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Shafter High School
Kern High
Kern High School
John Eckhardt
Shafter
Obyn Christensen
Kctoria Wyatt
Ucation
SHS
Rebecca Johnson
Ella Jean Pollard
Kern Hi
Central Avenue or Shady Lane debated by council
Shafter officials explore designating Central Avenue as Shady Lane through an experimental tree program in the 200 block. Four trees, sidewalk removal, city cooperation, and future survey of public reaction precede any expansion or discontinuation of the project.
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Central Avenue
Shafter Community Improvement Council
City Public Works Department
Ares
Waters
Jerry Schmidt
Lester Gilbert
Shady Lane
Improvement Council
Shafter City
Lewis E. Carroll
City Fire Department
Shafter Lions Club
Wayne Wood
Community _Improvement Council
Shafter Press
Memorial Hall
Richland Parents Session Focuses on Health Ed and Board Meeting
Richland Elementary School hosts the fourth parent session in a series to explain the curriculum and departmental functions at 7:30 p.m. in the school library on Monday March 16. Teachers outline the program and answer questions before the Richland District board of trustees meeting.
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Richland
Richland Elementary School
Richland District Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Head Start Sign-Up Set For March Weekend
Dr. E David Cooke announces Shafter Head Start registration for children ages three to five. Parents may sign up March 14 from 3 to 5 p m and March 15 from 2 to 5 p m at Boy Scout Hall Sunset and Walker Streets. Income guidelines from the Office of Economic Opportunity determine eligibility with scale by family size.
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Shafter
E. David Cooke
Richland
Boy Scout Hall
Sunset
Walker Streets
Office of Economic Opportunity
Vote Delayed on Kern County School Unification Plan
The Kern County school unification proposal faces a delay with no vote this fall. Blair reports the State Board of Education will likely review in April, missing the June primary ballot and pushing a possible election to November 1970. The plan would unify most Kern districts except central and south Bakersfield.
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County Pike of Schools
Harry. Eper
Ern County
Blair
State Board of Education
Kern
Bakercfield
Marilyn Schroeter Selected for Shafter High Girls State
Marilyn Schroeter of Buttonwillow was chosen as Shafter High School’s candidate for the 1970 Girls State session to be held July 6 14 on the UC Davis campus. Gail Kelley is the alternate. The program, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, educates junior girls in practical Americanism and citizenship.
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Marilyn Schroeter
Jordon Shafter
Sacramento
Sauslyn
Wally Schroeter
Buttonwillow
Shafter High School
Gail Kelley
Roy Kelley
Shafter
Shafter High
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary
Buttonwillow American Legion Auxilary- Post
Marilyn, Schroeter
W. F. Schroeter
American Legion Auxiliary
University of California
Davis
Gail A. Kelley
Rodriguez
Richard Brown
Greenbrae
Department of California
Jordon Kanikkeberg
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Toaliary
Button
City Council Advances California Avenue Drainage Project
The council focused on broad municipal issues but moved to push drainage work on California Avenue between Shafter Avenue and Central Valley highway. Property owners Clarl Wipf and Leon Reich submitted letters, $7,000 was budgeted, and Lewis Carroll was authorized to proceed with the project.
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California Ave
California Avenue
Shafter Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Larl Wipf
Leon Reich
Council
Lewis Carroll
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Berry Farm
Huron College
Huron
Bill Plummer
Ew Auto
John Matthews
Matthews
Department of Motor Vehicles
Lerdo
East Lerdo
Wood
Kern Gourty
Bakersfield, California
Kern County
Marilyn. Schroeter of
Shafter H.S
Marilyn
Glenn
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